Local residents in London are disturbed by the amount of people taking selfies near Grenfell Tower.

London residents are disturbed by the "disgusting sight" of people taking selfies near Grenfell Tower, where at least 79 people were lost in last week's devastating fire.

As authorities continue to work with families to identify the missing and those believed dead, tourists and other visitors apparently are using the tragedy as a photo opportunity.

"People are saying 'show some respect this is not the time and place for it' but they have continued doing it and just walked away to do it elsewhere," local resident Wayne Kilo Lewis told the Independent. "You don’t want to confront them because it’s all so sensitive but it gets to the stage you have so much upset and rage you just want to slap the phone out of their hands."

Lewis told the news website that it was a "disgusting sight" to see people "having a laugh" at so many people's expense.

"The kids think it’s a normal thing but the adults should know better," he told the Independent. "It is heartbreaking to behave like that in front of people who have nothing. The residents have had to stand up to say this is not a tourist attraction or somewhere to have fun."

London resident Natasha Gordon tells CNN that there have been "loads" of people taking photos.

"People taking this as a party, disrespectfully coming to take photos without even so much as leaving flowers or a card," she told the cable news network.